Quotes about Deception
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- Charles Dickens
When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop window, you may depend upon it, he keeps a very small stock of it within
- Charles Spurgeon
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.
- Graham Greene
He entered the territory of lies without a passport for return.
- Graham Greene
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.
- Graham Greene
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector.
- Graham Greene
They worshiped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves.
- Greg Laurie
Satan, whom Paul labeled as "the god of this evil world," is so clever that he has fooled many people into thinking that he doesn't even exist—while in reality he controls their very lives.
- Greg Laurie
Every roof is agreeable to the eye, until it is lifted; then we find tragedy and moaning women, and hard-eyed husbands.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is always something a woman will prefer to the truth.
- Samuel Johnson
A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
Lying, stealing, and cheating are commonplace.
- Joseph Wirthlin